Copyright Act 1994 No 143 (as at 01 December 2008), Public Act

Act by section

11 Meaning of commercial publication
  • In this Act, the term commercial publication, in relation to a literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic work, means the publication of the work consisting of—

    • (a) Issuing copies of the work to the public at a time when copies made in advance of the receipt of orders are generally available to the public; or

    • (b) Making the work available to the public by means of an electronic retrieval system;—

    and related expressions shall be construed accordingly.

    Compare: Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, s 175(2) (UK)